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Noise Induced Work Places and Noise Related Occupational Risks [PDF]

Occupational Medicine & Health Affairs, 2018
Noise is broadly defined as unwanted sound that generally prevents people from performing at maximum ability and efficiency. Following air and water pollution, noise pollution is the third most critical environmental subject. Noise can be industrial noise, military noise, traffic noise, other kinds of environmental sourced noises, etc.
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Bilateral high-frequency hearing loss is associated with elevated blood pressure and increased hypertension risk in occupational noise exposed workers.

PLoS ONE, 2019
ObjectiveTo investigate the association of bilateral high-frequency hearing loss (BHFHL) with blood pressure and hypertension among occupational noise exposed workers.MethodsOccupational noise exposed workers were enrolled in 2017 from the occupational ...
Dan Kuang, Yan Yan Yu, Cheng Tu
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Prevalence of tinnitus in elderly individuals with and without history of occupational noise exposure

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2012
Introduction: The various metabolic and circulatory alterations that are related to noise exposure may cause the onset of several symptoms, including tinnitus.
Melo, Juliana Jandre, Meneses, Caroline Luiz, Marchiori, Luciana Lozza de Moraes   +2 more
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Association between occupational noise and vibration and anxiety in the South Korean working population: a cross-sectional study

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2022
Background Although occupational exposure to noise and vibration is common, its effect on psychological wellbeing is poorly understood. This study investigated the relationship between occupational exposure to noise and vibration and anxiety among Korean
Minah Park, Fatima Nari, Wonjeong Jeong, Eun-Cheol Park, Sung-In Jang   +4 more
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Characteristics of occupational hearing loss in Zhejiang Province from 2006 to 2020

环境与职业医学, 2022
BackgroundOccupational hearing loss associated with noise is becoming more and more serious, and occupational noise-induced deafness has become the second most frequently reported occupational disease in China.
Hua ZOU, Xinglin FANG, Lifang ZHOU, Meibian ZHANG   +3 more
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Occupational noise and hypertension in Southern Chinese workers: a large occupational population-based study

BMC Public Health
Introduction An increasing number of original studies suggested that occupational noise exposure might be associated with the risk of hypertension, but the results remain inconsistent and inconclusive.
Shanyu Zhou, Shijie Hu, Kexin Ding, Xianzhong Wen, Xudong Li, Yongshun Huang, Jiabin Chen, Dafang Chen   +7 more
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Public health initiatives in hearing: What one audiologist can do [PDF]

, 2008
Public health initiatives stipulate a reduction in the proportion of the population with noise-induced hearing loss. These initiatives do not differentiate between occupational noise-induced hearing loss and noise-induced hearing loss incurred ...
Winder, Laura
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Unraveling Quantitative Sensing Mechanism and Predictive Molecular Metrics for High‐Performance OFET Amine Sensors

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces a novel chloro boron subphthalocyanine/polymer blend OFET sensor achieving 0.005 ppb limit of detection for ammonia at room temperature and high selectivity against similar amines. An original theoretical framework is proposed to describe the sensing mechanism, relating analyte molecular volume and Lewis basicity to sensor ...
Kavinraaj Ella Elangovan, Matthew P. Confer, Rui Zhang, Siqing Wang, Jeffrey S. Moore, Rohit Bhargava, Ying Diao   +6 more
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Occupational health management status and noise hazard trends in wooden furniture manufacturing industry in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, 2020–2024

环境与职业医学
BackgroundAs a traditional labor-intensive industry, the wooden furniture manufacturing sector has been facing significant occupational health hazards, notably noise exposure.ObjectiveTo understand the current status of occupational health management and
Jianyi LIANG, Na DENG, Shaoxin HUO, Ruifen SHI, Guanlin CHEN, Yao GUO   +5 more
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Dose - response relationship between noise exposure and the risk of occupational injury

Noise and Health, 2015
Many workers worldwide experience fatality and disability caused by occupational injuries. This study examined the relationship between noise exposure and occupational injuries at factories in Korea. A total of 1790 factories located in northern Gyeonggi
Jin-Ha Yoon, Jeong-Suk Hong, Jaehoon Roh, Chi-Nyon Kim, Jong-Uk Won   +4 more
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